Rockler Blast Gate Bracket, 4-Pack

Overview

Anchoring blast gates to the wall is a quick way to add function and reduce slop in the shop; and with these handy brackets, it's never been simpler. They attach in seconds to any standard 4'' metal or plastic blast gate, and feature easily accessible screw holes for fast wall-mounting. You'll prevent your hose from moving every time you open the gate, and eliminate stress on the fragile connections that hold everything together.

It appears to me that the blast gate is held to the bracket by slipping the clamp through the hole in the bracket. It seems to me that a small amount of air could leak trough that small space created at the hose/hose clamp/blast gate/ bracket junction point. Has anyone had any experience with these four items working together? The amount of leakage produced, if there is any, might be so small that it doesn't matter. I don't know because I've never had a dust collector before. signed, overthinking it as usual, Redding, Ct.

BEST ANSWER:Wow James, just wow. Nice that you are installing a dust collector and having equipment that makes enough dust to use one, but seriously.... hook it up and get to work; make some sawdust and something like woodworking to occupy your mind. This kind of thinking will lead to premature death, not any small amount of dust that finds it's way to your lungs. BTW, to answer your question, I have the holders installed, use them all the time, and the leakage, if any, is minimal at best. I make stuff for my grandchildren, myself, my wife, and the occasional commission, and never consider the consequences of a few stray particles of dust. Get to work!

BEST ANSWER:Wow James, just wow. Nice that you are installing a dust collector and having equipment that makes enough dust to use one, but seriously.... hook it up and get to work; make some sawdust and something like woodworking to occupy your mind. This kind of thinking will lead to premature death, not any small amount of dust that finds it's way to your lungs. BTW, to answer your question, I have the holders installed, use them all the time, and the leakage, if any, is minimal at best. I make stuff for my grandchildren, myself, my wife, and the occasional commission, and never consider the consequences of a few stray particles of dust. Get to work!

Hey James! That's not the way mine is installed in my shop. My hose clamps are on the entire hose as normal, then the blast gate fits into the bracket quite tightly. I haven't needed to secure them beyond this yet, but I plan, if they do loosen up, to use zip-ties through the brackets and around the hose & clamp all together.Hope this helps!

I've had the same thoughts BUT I haven't installed mine yet (12 in all). I'm putting in a 3hp Cyclone (Laguna) so a little leakage will probably be okay. glad to know I'm not the only one out here that "overthinks" things. "Drew"

BEST ANSWER:No they're not a good fit for 2 1/2". Great for 4", but the radius you slide the clamp into is scaled for 4". Trying to use a 2 1/2" clamp makes it too short to hold the pipe. Using a 4" results in large gaps on either side of the hose meaning huge vacuum leaks. I wouldn't recommend this for 2 1/2" at all.

BEST ANSWER:No they're not a good fit for 2 1/2". Great for 4", but the radius you slide the clamp into is scaled for 4". Trying to use a 2 1/2" clamp makes it too short to hold the pipe. Using a 4" results in large gaps on either side of the hose meaning huge vacuum leaks. I wouldn't recommend this for 2 1/2" at all.

BEST ANSWER:The blast gates are no different from any other item you attach to a wall. Normally the piping that attaches to them is stationary but if you have a portable hose attached to the one side that you move around then you might need them fastened to a stud. If the pipe or hose is in a fixed position then using normal drywall with the proper fasteners will work fine.

BEST ANSWER:The blast gates are no different from any other item you attach to a wall. Normally the piping that attaches to them is stationary but if you have a portable hose attached to the one side that you move around then you might need them fastened to a stud. If the pipe or hose is in a fixed position then using normal drywall with the proper fasteners will work fine.

I would not suggest mounting to a hollow wall. Opening and closing the damper will loosen any anchor you use over time. You could use construction adhesive to glue a block of wood to the wall and then mount your bracket your to that.

Reviews

I have installed many blast gates. The negative comments I read would likely have become positive if there were good installation instructions.Because the installation screw holes are inaccessable if the blast gate is in place, there are some easy options. If there is a flexable corner section near by, mark the correct locations of each section and then swivel the unit to one side and the other while installing the screws. Another alternative is to mark the exact location of the bracket with the ducts and blast gate sections in final setup, remove them and install the bracket. The entire unit can then be installed onto the bracket.Note, all of the blast gates I have installed are from Oneida. They all fit slightly snug, as they should.The last method for avoiding attaching ducts together with the blast gates piece by piece on location is to do as follows. Take the entire setup and put it together on your workbench. Using about a six by six inch scrap of one half or three quarter inch plywood or hardwood, fasten the bracket on the wood piece and then strap the blast gate in place along with the attached adjacent pieces. Lift the unit into place and fasten the wood backer to the wall as appropriate.When installing metal duct, disagreeing with a prior comment, it is well worth while to attach the duct itself using the brackets when near an elbow, joint or Y duct. The resulting attached unit becomes absolutely rigid and virtually eliminates metal fatigue. One of the dust collection systems I helped repair had become useless over a periond of years since the lack of regidity permitted metal fatigue in many elbows and joints.The only caveat. Use good screws and do not overtighten. Square drive pan head pocket hole screws are perfect. They are self drilling.

When I setup the vaccum system in our adult village I bought the brackets to hold 4&quot; blast gates and the worked just fine. I first mounted the bracket to 3/4&quot; plywood block, installed the hose and screwed the bracket to the wall. Nice and solid, great product.

These brackets are awesome!! I am installing a complete new hard-duct dust collection system in my shop, and I have used the brackets to secure the blast gates to the wall, as they show in the catalog, and they hold the gates rock solid. Much better than any other installation method I've tried. Where I also found them incredibly useful was for hanging the 6&quot; duct pipe. I mounted the brackets to the ceiling with a 6&quot; worm-drive clamp in them (fully open), and used the clamps to support the pipes while I adjusted and taped the elbows. I then tightened the clamp, and the duct is held firmly in place against the bracket. I have bought 4 packs of these so far, and just ordered another one. Can't recommend them highly enough!

These brackets are fantastic. They mount the blast gate very rigidly to make operation a snap and seem to be quite rugged as they are attached with 4 screws. I highly recommend them for use wherever possible.

I set up a dust collection system using 2 1/2" hose. I set a blast gate up for each piece of equipment. These are designed for 4" gates but are compatible to the 2 1/2". I would advise that you plan your system and mark your locations. Then install the blast gate mounts. That worked for me. I also used 4" standard hose clamps to secure the blast gate to the mount after I installed hoses.

Just built a new shop which meant a new dust collection set up. Used these brackets for every gate. They are really great. I used to have to hold the hose or pipe to open/close the gate. Now they are held firmly in place and I don't worry about pulling anything loose. Most gates seem to have ridiculously short areas to clamp to, but these brackets really help hold everything together. Depending on your situation you may need to do something to have a way to fasten them, but it's worth finding a way.

Blast gates hanging in mid-air are a pain to operate, as well as unprofessional. My installation used blast gates from another company, and they thankfully fit into these brackets. Really neatens-up the installation, as well as making it easier to use.

In my previous home, I tried all sorts of homemade fixtures to stabilize the blast gates in my dust-collection system. None was very successful. The blast gate would move around just enough to gradually loosen the joints on one side or the other. In setting up my new shop in my new house, I spotted the brackets in the catalog and thought that they might provide a solution. They are a bit tricky to install, but once in place, they hold the blast gates so well that I can simply open or close them with one hand with no concern that they will wobble or loosen the connection with the pipe or flex tube on either side of the blast gate. I am really happy with this product.

This bracket is a great idea. It makes the gate far easier to use than to just have it floating with the ducting and it makes the installation far neater. I just installed my first bracket. A couple of observations. The two side screws should not be real tight as this warps the bracket slightly and it is impossible to slide the gate into the bracket. The gates do not have a lot of length to contact the ducting, you must install both ducts before tightening either clamp. Does anyone have an extra hand?

Great in theory, but needs improvement. The slot where the blast gate is supposed to fit is too narrow for my Oneida Systems blast gates. I have to mount the bracket either above or below the gate. Other than that they work great for mounting and holding my ductwork in my new shop. Way better than the home made block and collar systems I had to use in my old shop. Just make them with a wider gap for the gate and they would be perfect.

The blast gates brackets work well when you can find the proper clamps. I was using the brackets to hold the blast gates onto 4&quot; PVC Pipe, not the flex hose and the 4&quot; clamps were not long enough to secure them properly.

These mounts are a great idea, but they need to be re-designed. The dust valve and hose have to be secured to the bracket, but they cover up all four mounting holes. Therefore you have to mount the bracket first and then attach the valve and hoses, which is problematic due to the short neck on the valve. As one reviewer mentioned &quot;you need a third hand&quot;. A much better design would allow an assembled valve to be secured with perhaps a spring band or bungee. I suppose you could use them this way, by using the center mounting holes to secure the bracket and the end mounting holes to hook a bungee. Also the supplied screws are poor quality and shear off even with pre-drilling.

Has anyone figured out a way to lock in a 2 1/2" blast gate with these brackets? The 2 1/2" clamp doesn't fit at all. The 4" clamp fits the bracket but leaves a huge gap when clamping to a 2 1/2" hose. It doesn't seem possible this bracket design could ever work for 2 1/2" applications.There's just no way a 4" clamp can get closed up far enough around a 2 1/2" line to seal it. You wind up up with huge vacuum leaks on both sides of the tubing.Great for 4" pipe, but don't count on it to seal up a 2 1/2" connection.

I'm sorry but I have to be the single one not too happy with this item. Possibly I am missing something on assembly and installation to a dust system. I find that the bracked once installed is perfect, however, the problem I have is attaching the bracket to the wall once the hoses, gate and clamps are fully attached. It is impossible to mount the bracket in this configuration. The brackets mounting holes are not accessable to mounting once the bracket, gate, hose and clamps are assembled together. This cannot be performed because two screw holes are directly under the hose, and the other two are under the gate body. I wanted to fully assemble the bracket, gates and hoses, and short sections of other attaching duct work while at my work bench. Doing it in this manner I could assemble much of the dust system while standing on my feet and not crouched on top of the work bench. My gates will be mounted on the wall behind and above my bench tools. Since the bracket cannot be attached to the wall fully assembled I must climb up on my work bench and struggle with assembly of the hose, gate and clamps after the bracket is mounted in place on the wall. After just turning 67, climbing and stooping is not a feat I am comfortable doing. I suggest the clamps be improved by extending the base and placing the screw mounting holes so they are reachable with the gate, clamps and hoses already attached. With this improvement, the fully assembled assembly can be very easily mounted.